trying to stay Raw

[Azianbee]

I can't believe how unbelievably hard it is to stay raw. Ever since I had some cooked string beans, it just lead me to eat more raw food. What a disaster! I should have never ate the string beans. Since then I went from 95% raw to 65%. I've been eating lots of rice, bread and cooked veggies. Each time I always have a stomachache afterwards. I guess I must have really cleanse by body that's why it is so sensitive. I don't want to see all that go to waste.

Please help me stay raw :(

Cooked food is so addictive. I'm losing discipline.

[lissomllama]

Azianbee, I know this sounds a little too simple but it really is:

All you have to do is choose to eat raw. No one is stopping you from being raw but you. You have to choose whether or not you want to be raw. If you do, then just do it. Just eat only raw, vegan foods. It isn't easy, of course but it isn't as hard as you're making it on yourself. Also, beating yourself up won't help and it just spreads negative energy. If/when you slip and eat cooked, first you have to take full responsiblity and realize that you chose to to eat that food and then decide that you won't do it again. You don't need help, you just need to make a choice and carry it through.

There is no miraculous secret here.

There is no ne who can help you better than yourself. We're here for support but you are the one who eats it.

I was failing for a while as well and feeling just as desperate and then I finally realized that I was only hurting myself. I realized that cooked food doesn't matter and that constantly failing was just a lousy excuse. So I just made a commitment and I have been strong. I have not failed a single time since I made that decision over 3 months ago. I realized that there will always be some stupid cooked food to tempt me and that getting that 'one last taste' of it was pointless because it would just set me back even further and then it would take even longer to get the results I wanted. I've just decided to have iron willpower and work through the cravings. Cooked food is just a taste. It doesn't matter. It only hurts you and the taste doesn't even last long enough to be worth it.

So I say, GO FORTH and just BE RAW! You can do it, I know you want to, otherwise you wouldn't be here. You've got the will power and know-how. Think of how wonderful you'll feel when you start getting those months behind you of being all raw. Remember that this isn't about what you have to do this about what you don't need to do anymore. All you have to do is NOT eat anything cooked or non-vegan. Piece of cake (100% raw, vegan cake of course). :D

[sport]

Doug Graham says that motivation is NEED multiplied by KNOWLEDGE. He suggests that you write down the reasons that you want to stay raw and that will reinforce your need and when you think of a new one (like not wanting to have a stroke later in life and your kids having to spoon feed you) then you add that to the list.
As your need grows so will your motivation.

[Azianbee]

Thanks Guys! This is true, I do have a choice, never thought of it like that, I thought of myself more as a victim of cooked food, almost like I have no choice. Especially when it is right in front of me and calling my name.

I will try to be raw and write down all the reasons why I want to go raw.

[Rawmommie]

I really believe that cooked food is addictive. I have slipped before and it is always a huge struggle to get back to 100%. At around 3-4 days the cravings get really bad and the temptation to slip is strong. What I did in the past was made a commitment to get through 1 week. If I stayed strong and reminded myself daily (sometimes hourly) :rolleyes: that I just had to get through the week, by the end of the week the cravings had subsided. This enabled me to make another commitment to make it another week. Once you get past a few weeks it gets much easier and then you have to always remember how hard it was once you had just a bit of cooked. For me, it's 100% or a slippery slope to sad.

You can do this!

[DavidZaneMason]

-I hear you! Excellent inquiry!

-They say that you cannot back into heaven. You cannot become good simply by avoiding the bad Ha! ha!

-You're doing the right thing. Crank back your eating to a level where you ARE comfortable....set small goals...and stretch from there.

-You cannot always do EVERYTHING you want right now.......but you can always do SOMETHING ANYTIME - even if it's just a change in attitude and mental identification.

-You live in an eternal now (I'm a big fan of Tolle)......it's not until you are living a now of joy and abundance that that power flows into your physical life. You cannot put all the physical objects in your life in perfect order.........you couldn't mash them all together and get 1/10th the energy and upliftment you would get in your life by identifying with what you are BEING not what you are ACCOMPLISHING.....or what you will GET.

-Just my opinions / thoughts.

-You WILL succeed - because you will never stop with YOUR dreams. Even the smallest stream creates the biggest monument - if it never quits.

-David Mason

[Curleedst]

I am in the same boat........I find I have a hard time staying raw.


I can't believe how unbelievably hard it is to stay raw. Ever since I had some cooked string beans, it just lead me to eat more raw food. What a disaster! I should have never ate the string beans. Since then I went from 95% raw to 65%. I've been eating lots of rice, bread and cooked veggies. Each time I always have a stomachache afterwards. I guess I must have really cleanse by body that's why it is so sensitive. I don't want to see all that go to waste.

Please help me stay raw :(

Cooked food is so addictive. I'm losing discipline.

[therawdeal]

I know it is hard to stay raw but YOU CAN DO IT. I grew up on cooked foods. Every time there was an "occasion" my husband and I would use it as an excuse to eat whatever we wanted to. My birthday was July 30th and I ate really healthy and passed on dessert. I really couldn't believe I did it. I just kept reminding myself of how many yummy desserts I had already enjoyed in my life and that it just wasn't necessary to eat it just because it was my birthday. Today was my 12th wedding anniversary and we went to the Cheesecake Factory and got a salad and told them to take off anything that wasn't raw. For dessert, they made us a goblet of fresh strawberries and it was wonderful! It was at this moment that we realized WE CAN DO THIS! We then went to the movies and I wanted Popcorn SOOOOOO bad. But I didn't get it. I felt so powerful after leaving that movie theater having not eaten the popcorn. I came home and had my favorite treat...........Fresh dates with fresh almond butter. It is only a mindset. If you focus on being healthy, it is SO much easier. Good luck to you!!

[Curleedst]

My problem with staying raw is feeling satiated. I feel as if I have to eat a whole bunch just to not feel hungry any longer.

[spicyfull]

My problem with staying raw is feeling satiated. I feel as if I have to eat a whole bunch just to not feel hungry any longer.

Then that is what you must do. Eat until you are satisfied. Eat until your body makes its adjustments. Just EAT RAW............